Gram panchayat · Raghunathpur block · Jagatsinghpur
Eradanga gram panchayat
Eradanga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Raghunathpur block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,746 people in 871 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Tirtol assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,746
- Literacy
- 87.4%
- Area
- 5.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118194
Villages of Eradanga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eradanga | 439 | 1,809 | 87.8% | 26% | 0% |
| Pandara | 191 | 857 | 84.9% | 41% | 0% |
| Pitambarpur | 114 | 555 | 92.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Brahman badi | 127 | 525 | 84.8% | 4% | 0% |
| Gopalapur | – | – | – | – | – |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Eradanga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,746
- 1,890 male · 1,856 female
- Households
- 871
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.4%
- about the same as Raghunathpur block's villages (87.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 982
- above Raghunathpur block's villages (971)
- Children aged 0–6
- 338
- 9.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,246
- 33.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 839 (22.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,246 workers did
- Cultivators244 (19.6%)
- Agricultural labourers221 (17.7%)
- Household industry41 (3.3%)
- Other work452 (36.3%)
- Marginal workers288 (23.1%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Eradanga
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 5 km², 64% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school2 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus2 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 4
- Weekly haat2 of 4
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Raghunathpur block
- Baragola
- Bidyadharpur
- Chhapada
- Chikinia
- Dharadharpur
- Gualipur
- Jagannathpur
- Jaisol
- Odheikula
- Purunabasanta
- Purunaodapada
- Radhanga
- Raghunathpur
- Redhua
- Sadadeipur
- Tanara
- Tarapur
- Tarikunda
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Eradanga? Share it with us.